Accra, Gana Güncel Saati — GMT.

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi), had a population of 284,124, and the larger Greater Accra Region, 3,245 km2 (1,253 sq mi), had a population of 5.46 million. In common usage, the name "Accra" often refers to the territory of the Accra Metropolitan District as it existed before 2008, when it covered 199.4 km2 (77.0 sq mi). This territory has since been split into 13 local government districts: 12 independent municipal districts and the reduced Accra Metropolitan District (20.4 km2), which is the only district within the capital to be granted city status. This territory of 199.4 km2 contained 1,782,150 inhabitants at the 2021 census, and serves as the capital of Ghana, while the district under the jurisdiction of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly proper (20.4 km2) is distinguished from the rest of the capital as the "City of Accra".

Distance-wise, Accra is closest to London (~5,110 km), São Paulo (~5,986 km), Dubai (~6,284 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 15,703 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.

Accra sits inside Gana — the Western Africa subregion, capital Accra, languages English, currency GHS (₵).

Around Accra, the nearest mapped reference cities are Osu (1 km), Awoshi (9 km), New Achimota (10 km), Teshi Old Town (10 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for GMT planning.

Upcoming country holiday signals around Accra: May Day, Republic Day, Founders Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Gana.

Closest curated airport references from Accra: ACC Accra (6 km), KMS Kumasi (201 km).

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